Table 1:

Socio-demographic and personal characteristics of the study participants

Characteristics			Frequency	Percentage
Age groups
	60-74 years	Young old	369	75.2
	75-84 years	Old old	110	22.4
> 84 years		Very old	12	2.4
Sex
		Male	108	21.6
		Female	385	78.4
Location
		Rural	251	51.1
		Urban	240	48.9
Highest Educational Status
		None	332	67.8
		Primary	98	20.0
		Secondary	34	6.9
		Tertiary	27	5.5
Monthly Income
<20, 000			146	29.7
≥ 20,000			57	20.0
No regular income			288	58.7
Local Government Area
Ede North			96	19.6
Obokun			78	15.9
Olrunda			85	17.3
Orolu			90	18.3
Ejigbo			142	28.9
Marital Status
		Never married	6	1.2
		Married & living with partner	202	41.1
		Married but widowed	253	51.5
		Separated	25	5.1
		Divorced	5	1.0
Regular source of income
		Yes	211	43.0
		No	280	57.0
Satisfied with present residential status
		Yes	292	59.5
		No	199	40.5
Loneliness
		Yes	63	12.8
		No	428	87.2
Ever used alcoholic drink
		Yes	105	21.4
		No	386	78.6
Any source of worry
		Yes	196	39.9
		No	295	60.1
Do exercise
		Yes	184	37.5
		No	307	62.5
Sick 2 weeks before survey
		Yes	228	46.2
		No	263	53.6